Need help playing Simtower on a modern system.

[joe411]

I recently went to a flea market and picked up Simtower.
The only problem is that when I try to run it on my modern Windows 7 64 bit pc, I get this error message:

Can someone help me get it to work?

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[AutoBahn]

Run it in compatibility mode as Windows XP.
Right click on the executable,
Properties > Compatibility tab > turn on Compatibility mode, and set it to Windows XP Service Pack 3.

[joe411]

Run it in compatibility mode as Windows XP.
Right click on the executable,
Properties > Compatibility tab > turn on Compatibility mode, and set it to Windows XP Service Pack 3.

Same result

[LeetZero]

You need to run it with DosBox. How? Beats me.

[joe411]

You need to run it with DosBox. How? Beats me.

It says on the game itself that it can run on windows 3.1 and windows 95.
I bought Roller Coaster Tycoon on the same day (Which works on both OSes as well), and I got it to work when I put it on compatibility mode.
Is there a patch I need to download?

[McJobless]

The installer is 16-bit, which is why you're getting that error. 64-bit CPUs don't have 16-bit capability.

You need to find a way to install the game manually, or at least find somebody who made an updated installer.

[joe411]

The installer is 16-bit, which is why you're getting that error. 64-bit CPUs don't have 16-bit capability.

You need to find a way to install the game manually, or at least find somebody who made an updated installer.

I know don't how to do either of those actions.

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[Deve]

did he just say windows 3.1

[AutoBahn]

did he just say windows 3.1

yes

[Deve]

yes

i have not heard of that since the dark ages

[AutoBahn]

i have not heard of that since the dark ages

there were people running them on their phones once with a dosbox port that i think came with it
needless to say it got taken off the appstore within a week

[Deve]

but it's windows 3.1 omg wtf
it can't be spoken of

[erifpsiW]

You need dosbox.

[tails]

It can't be run in dosbox, I tried to find way to run it including emulating 3.1 in dosbox but i didn't have any luck :(